As someone who likes to be well-prepared for any and all occasions, I love to visual what’s going on in this Gospel. It sets the stage for how Jesus will encounter his disciples at the Last Supper. Much like what is going on here at St. Joseph’s to prepare for the Triduum liturgies and the reception of our RCIA Elect and the sacred celebration of Easter, Jesus gave the disciples, Peter and John, very clear instructions about how they would celebrate the Passover together – a Passover that would turn out to be unlike any other.

How often have each of us wished that God would communicate with us directly, to have a burning bush experience like Moses.  To experience God directly, we want to take off our shoes and approach God.  We want to hear from God personally and understand what God has planned for us.  We want to understand the unfathomable.  But this can feel out of reach, beyond our grasp.  Isn’t it hard for us to quiet ourselves, and allow ourselves to hear God’s voice in our life?  This is made even more difficult with all the “noise and busyness” in our life.  To ignore all the voices telling us what we need to do – what we need to own, that we need to be constantly connected to this materialistic world – a world filled with hidden and not so hidden demons.